LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 3, 2007--Electronic Arts Inc.
(NASDAQ:ERTS) today announced that award-winning composer Michael
Giacchino has scored the music for the upcoming release of EA's
critically-acclaimed Medal of Honor™ franchise, Medal of Honor
Airborne™. An esteemed composer for numerous film and TV projects
such as "Lost", "Alias," M:i:III (2007), The Incredibles (2004), and
most recently Ratatouille (2007), Giacchino has been repeatedly
recognized for his contributions to theatrical composition and score.
As the original composer and creator of the memorable theme music for
the Medal of Honor series, he helped set the bar for using music to
bring emotion into gaming. Giacchino's extraordinary talents and
musical sensibility have been utilized once again to bring a new
dimension to the WWII FPS experience of Medal of Honor Airborne.
"I'm very excited to have the opportunity to work on a game that
tells such an epic, honest story. The Medal of Honor Airborne team is
a very talented group of people and working with them on creating
music to fit their innovative game was a true highlight for me," said
Giacchino. "Video games are another vehicle to tell a story, and music
plays a vital role in that."
"Medal of Honor Airborne is delivering innovations that will
redefine not only the franchise, but to the entire genre," said
Patrick Gilmore, VP and Executive Producer at EALA. "We are thrilled
to have Michael Giacchino on board once again, really bringing the
game to life."
Medal of Honor Airborne is set to redefine the series and will
change the way shooters are played. For the first time in an FPS,
players airdrop into combat and land anywhere in an open battlefield.
Conflict on the ground offers unprecedented tactical choice in open
battle spaces with a wealth of attack routes and flanking
opportunities. Medal of Honor Airborne is the newest installment in
EA's critically acclaimed Medal of Honor franchise, credited with
pioneering the WWII First-person Shooter genre when it debuted in
1999. Developed at EA Los Angeles under the EA™ brand, Medal of
Honor Airborne will be available August 24, 2007 in Europe and August
28, 2007 in North America for the Xbox 360™ videogame system from
Microsoft and Windows PC and in November for the PLAYSTATION®3
computer entertainment system. The game has not yet been rated by the
ESRB or PEGI.
About Medal of Honor
First launched in 1999, Medal of Honor has become one of the most
popular, celebrated, and influential First-person Shooter franchises
in the world. Originally conceptualized by Steven Spielberg and
inspired during the shooting of the film Saving Private Ryan, Medal of
Honor launched a whole genre of WWII games as it became one of the
best-selling franchises in the EA brand portfolio. Combined sales for
the franchise have topped 31 million units worldwide. For more
information on the Medal of Honor franchise, please visit
www.moh.ea.com.
About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City,
California, is the world's leading interactive entertainment software
company. Founded in 1982, the company develops, publishes, and
distributes interactive software worldwide for videogame systems,
personal computers, cellular handsets and the Internet. Electronic
Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTS™,
EA™, EA SPORTS BIG™ and POGO™. In fiscal 2007, EA posted
revenue of $3.09 billion and had 24 titles that sold more than one
million copies. EA's homepage and online game site is www.ea.com. More
information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be
found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com.
Electronic Arts, EA, EA SPORTS, EA SPORTS BIG, POGO, and Medal of
Honor Airborne are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic
Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Medal of Honor is a
trademark or registered trademark of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S.
and/or other countries for computer and video game products.
Microsoft, Xbox, and Xbox 360 are trademarks of the Microsoft group of
companies. PLAYSTATION is a registered trademark of Sony Computer
Entertainment Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners.
CONTACT: EA Los Angeles
Brooke Cahalane, 310-754-7312
Public Relations Manager
bcahalane@ea.com
Palmira Farrow, 310-754-7189
Public Relations
pfarrow@ea.com
SOURCE: Electronic Arts Inc.